This week in history
April 29, 1992
Riots in Los Angeles, after the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
April 30, 1975
Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
May 1, 1994
Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident whilst leading the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
May 2, 2011
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI’s most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
May 3, 1978
The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (later known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
May 4, 1970
The Ohio National Guard opens fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others.
May 5, 1980
Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege and kill six gunmen campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in Khuzestan, Iran. Source: Wikipedia